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nikitanavalkar 's review for:
Daring and the Duke
by Sarah MacLean
4.5 Stars
This, my friends, is what they call a grovel novel. In its purest definition. No one does those like Sarah Mac and I’ve waited for this one since the moment we were introduced to Mad Duke Ewan in the first book, and there seemed no scope for his redemption. But A. Those are my favorite kind of (anti) heroes, and B. Sarah MacLean is a champ of redeeming the so-called irredeemable. And she does it again. So much so that by the end of the book you forget why you thought him beyond redemption in the first place.
Seems it’s the year of the redheaded heroine, and Grace is their trail blazing, trousers wearing, bare knuckle fighting, flame haired queen. She’s the ruler of her domain and of Ewan’s heart and soul. Ewan, on the other hand, is not at all what you’d expect. And I’ll leave it at that. However, seeing him trying to get back in the good graces (ha!) of Grace and the garden, is a swooning, unexpected delight. While he doesn’t keep his badness by the end of the book, he does keep his touch of madness, which took me aback a little, but works surprisingly well for the book.
As always with her breathtaking prose and powerful storytelling, the author weaves a tale full of romance and empowerment and whimsy, all while throwing her trademark punches at the patriarchy and doing it with pretty words and lyrical dialog. I could actually imagine this whole series on screen with its action and larger than life showmanship. This is theoretically, a perfect book, but I may have gone in expecting a touch more angst and darkness, which is clearly my own predisposition.
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and mine alone*
This, my friends, is what they call a grovel novel. In its purest definition. No one does those like Sarah Mac and I’ve waited for this one since the moment we were introduced to Mad Duke Ewan in the first book, and there seemed no scope for his redemption. But A. Those are my favorite kind of (anti) heroes, and B. Sarah MacLean is a champ of redeeming the so-called irredeemable. And she does it again. So much so that by the end of the book you forget why you thought him beyond redemption in the first place.
Seems it’s the year of the redheaded heroine, and Grace is their trail blazing, trousers wearing, bare knuckle fighting, flame haired queen. She’s the ruler of her domain and of Ewan’s heart and soul. Ewan, on the other hand, is not at all what you’d expect. And I’ll leave it at that. However, seeing him trying to get back in the good graces (ha!) of Grace and the garden, is a swooning, unexpected delight. While he doesn’t keep his badness by the end of the book, he does keep his touch of madness, which took me aback a little, but works surprisingly well for the book.
As always with her breathtaking prose and powerful storytelling, the author weaves a tale full of romance and empowerment and whimsy, all while throwing her trademark punches at the patriarchy and doing it with pretty words and lyrical dialog. I could actually imagine this whole series on screen with its action and larger than life showmanship. This is theoretically, a perfect book, but I may have gone in expecting a touch more angst and darkness, which is clearly my own predisposition.
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine and mine alone*